The Reception of Balzac in Germany

By Mikhail Murashov

This paper attempts, on the basis of an article in the journal *Bl tter f r literarische Unterhaltung* from 1836, to analyse the characteristics of the reception of Balzac's work, specifically at the moment when Balzac, with his novel *Le P re Goriot*, and in which he first employed the structural devices that characterise the 'Com die humaine'. Detailed reviews of Balzac's works were extremely rare in the German press of the time, making this programmatic article, which deals with the two key works - 'Le P re Goriot' and 'Eug nie Grandet' - all the more significant.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6209683886
• ISBN13: 9786209683886
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"